Preheat oven to 375°

Mix dry ingredients

Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl.

Add the egg & vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture

Slowly add in the dry ingredients to butter mixture.

Add buttermilk to moisten

bake 10- 15 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. (Note) you want the cookies to be kinda big.

let the cookies cool while you start the frosting

to start the frosting cream together the shortening and butter

mix in the vanilla extract

slowly add the powdered sugar mixing in a ½ cup at a time to the butter & shortening mixture using a hand mixer or Wisk

mix in the milk, it's not smooth add more milk in 1 tablespoon increments.

Frost cookies and enjoy.

makes about 10-15 cookies. (Note) there may be extra frosting. frosting also works beautifully for cake/ cupcakes.